Capital money would kick-start planning for dam work, Adena Hall

1:16 AM,
Mar. 22, 2014

Docks and homes line the dam on the north bank of Buckeye Lake along North Bank Road.

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Planning for two major public works projects - rehabilitating the Buckeye Lake Dam and renovating Adena Hall - could benefit tremendously from Gov. John Kasich's recently proposed $2.4 billion capital budget.

That budget, which must be approved by state lawmakers before it takes effect, would help fund construction and maintenance projects in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

As proposed, it earmarks almost $13 million for Licking County, including $4 million for the dam and $3.7 million for Adena Hall, which now houses the gymnasium, classrooms and more on the Newark campus of Ohio State ...